Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) in the 'Coburg Pentateuch': #ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; Germany, Central (Coburg); 1390-1396 CE; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; Germany, Central (Coburg); 1390-1396 CE; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) in the 'Coburg Pentateuch': #ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; Germany, Central (Coburg); 1390-1396 CE; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; Germany, Central (Coburg); 1390-1396 CE; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
Open access!! www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
The Samaritan Pentateuch: An English Translation with a Parallel Annotated Hebrew Text
This new translation into English seeks to introduce the reader to the character of the Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, while emphasising the fundamental differences between it and the Masoretic ...
www.openbookpublishers.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Open access!! www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Let's end the day with a beautiful carpet page from this Pentateuch in Arabic
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Let's end the day with a beautiful carpet page from this Pentateuch in Arabic
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
Micrography dragon in the margin
BL Add 21160; 'the Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.102r
BL Add 21160; 'the Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.102r
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Micrography dragon in the margin
BL Add 21160; 'the Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.102r
BL Add 21160; 'the Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.102r
That’s interesting
Is a Persian Pentateuch the consensus nowadays?
Is a Persian Pentateuch the consensus nowadays?
October 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
That’s interesting
Is a Persian Pentateuch the consensus nowadays?
Is a Persian Pentateuch the consensus nowadays?
Yemen is much in the news these days. Here is a carpet page from the 'Sana'a Pentateuch' with verses from the Psalms in micrographic designs of fish and mountains
BL Or 2348; the 'Sana'a Pentateuch'; 1469 CE; Yemen (Sana'a); f.39r
BL Or 2348; the 'Sana'a Pentateuch'; 1469 CE; Yemen (Sana'a); f.39r
December 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yemen is much in the news these days. Here is a carpet page from the 'Sana'a Pentateuch' with verses from the Psalms in micrographic designs of fish and mountains
BL Or 2348; the 'Sana'a Pentateuch'; 1469 CE; Yemen (Sana'a); f.39r
BL Or 2348; the 'Sana'a Pentateuch'; 1469 CE; Yemen (Sana'a); f.39r
Another happy discovery while hunting for teaching materials: the Ashburnham Pentateuch is fully online! Here are Noah and family and animals as the Flood is ending.
portail.biblissima.fr/fr/ark:/4309...
portail.biblissima.fr/fr/ark:/4309...
October 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Another happy discovery while hunting for teaching materials: the Ashburnham Pentateuch is fully online! Here are Noah and family and animals as the Flood is ending.
portail.biblissima.fr/fr/ark:/4309...
portail.biblissima.fr/fr/ark:/4309...
[someone speaks all scholarly of The Pentateuch]
ME: [nods sagely] Ah, yes…the five butts.
ME: [nods sagely] Ah, yes…the five butts.
July 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
[someone speaks all scholarly of The Pentateuch]
ME: [nods sagely] Ah, yes…the five butts.
ME: [nods sagely] Ah, yes…the five butts.
The Pentateuch doesn’t say anything about golden cankles.
May 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The Pentateuch doesn’t say anything about golden cankles.
I was a Christian pastor for 14 years, that's why I have no idea what the Pentateuch is
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was a Christian pastor for 14 years, that's why I have no idea what the Pentateuch is
The Pentateuch is the result of a Bronze Age Wikipedia edit war.
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Pentateuch is the result of a Bronze Age Wikipedia edit war.
Micrographical dragons surround the beginning of Torah portion Bamidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר) in the 'Yonah Pentateuch'. #ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r
May 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Micrographical dragons surround the beginning of Torah portion Bamidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר) in the 'Yonah Pentateuch'. #ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r
Let's start the day with a beautiful carpet page from this Pentateuch in Arabic
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @bnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @bnf.bsky.social
February 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Let's start the day with a beautiful carpet page from this Pentateuch in Arabic
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @bnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Arabe 12; Pentateuch; 1353 CE; f.1v @bnf.bsky.social
Every scholar needs a pet.
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.54v
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.54v
December 1, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Every scholar needs a pet.
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.54v
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.54v
Micrographical dragons surround the beginning of Torah portion Bamidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר) in the 'Yonah Pentateuch'. #ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r @blmedieval.bsky.social
May 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Micrographical dragons surround the beginning of Torah portion Bamidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר) in the 'Yonah Pentateuch'. #ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Add MS 21160; 1250-1299 CE; the 'Yonah Pentateuch'; Germany; f.184r @blmedieval.bsky.social
Patrick Woodroffe. From The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony, Paper Tiger, 1979. A 12x12" art book with two vinyl LPs of music composed by Dave Greenslade. #PatrickWoodroffe #DaveGreenslade
August 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Patrick Woodroffe. From The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony, Paper Tiger, 1979. A 12x12" art book with two vinyl LPs of music composed by Dave Greenslade. #PatrickWoodroffe #DaveGreenslade
The logic of opposing the death penalty despite the death penalty being sanctioned in the Pentateuch is exactly the same logic, literally and specifically identical, to opposing abortion despite the unborn being accorded lesser legal status in the Pentateuch… like…
Alleged tradcath completely unaware of the catholic church’s position on capital punishment
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The logic of opposing the death penalty despite the death penalty being sanctioned in the Pentateuch is exactly the same logic, literally and specifically identical, to opposing abortion despite the unborn being accorded lesser legal status in the Pentateuch… like…
The little elephant and friends
BL Add 15282; the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch'; 14th century; Germany; f.238r
BL Add 15282; the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch'; 14th century; Germany; f.238r
December 12, 2024 at 9:38 PM
The little elephant and friends
BL Add 15282; the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch'; 14th century; Germany; f.238r
BL Add 15282; the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch'; 14th century; Germany; f.238r
The four creatures of Ezekiel's vision in micrography
BL Add 21160; 'Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.285r
BL Add 21160; 'Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.285r
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The four creatures of Ezekiel's vision in micrography
BL Add 21160; 'Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.285r
BL Add 21160; 'Yonah Pentateuch'; 13th century; Germany; f.285r
DRINK! The Samaritan Pentateuch has been mentioned on the Texas Senate floor.
March 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
DRINK! The Samaritan Pentateuch has been mentioned on the Texas Senate floor.
Smiling #unicorns. initial כה, Haftoroh from the ‘Duke of Sussex’s German Pentateuch’, Germany 14th century. British Library, Additional 15282, fol. 314r.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
August 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Smiling #unicorns. initial כה, Haftoroh from the ‘Duke of Sussex’s German Pentateuch’, Germany 14th century. British Library, Additional 15282, fol. 314r.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
YAY for new acquisitions!! 📜
First up: A four volume Pentateuch from Yemen 1679. Check out those micrographic carpet pages @stewartbrookes.bsky.social!
First up: A four volume Pentateuch from Yemen 1679. Check out those micrographic carpet pages @stewartbrookes.bsky.social!
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
YAY for new acquisitions!! 📜
First up: A four volume Pentateuch from Yemen 1679. Check out those micrographic carpet pages @stewartbrookes.bsky.social!
First up: A four volume Pentateuch from Yemen 1679. Check out those micrographic carpet pages @stewartbrookes.bsky.social!
Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) with penwork & border with birds
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15283, 'Duke of Sussex's Portuguese Pentateuch'; 1475-1499 CE; Portugal (Lisbon); f.2r @blmedieval.bsky.social
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15283, 'Duke of Sussex's Portuguese Pentateuch'; 1475-1499 CE; Portugal (Lisbon); f.2r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) with penwork & border with birds
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15283, 'Duke of Sussex's Portuguese Pentateuch'; 1475-1499 CE; Portugal (Lisbon); f.2r @blmedieval.bsky.social
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15283, 'Duke of Sussex's Portuguese Pentateuch'; 1475-1499 CE; Portugal (Lisbon); f.2r @blmedieval.bsky.social
The initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Devarim (דְּבָרִים) in the 'Coburg Pentateuch' is inhabited by fierce hybrids.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.96v @blmedieval.bsky.social
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.96v @blmedieval.bsky.social
July 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Devarim (דְּבָרִים) in the 'Coburg Pentateuch' is inhabited by fierce hybrids.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.96v @blmedieval.bsky.social
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; 1390 CE-1396 CE; Germany, Central (Coburg); f.96v @blmedieval.bsky.social
Patrick Woodroffe. Derelictus in Caelio. From The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony, Paper Tiger, 1979. A 12x12" art book with two vinyl LPs of music composed by Dave Greenslade. #PatrickWoodroffe #DaveGreenslade
August 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Patrick Woodroffe. Derelictus in Caelio. From The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony, Paper Tiger, 1979. A 12x12" art book with two vinyl LPs of music composed by Dave Greenslade. #PatrickWoodroffe #DaveGreenslade